Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles

Oedipus at Colonus is a story about a man who regains his heroic stature after having been stripped of his royal title as King of Thebes. This is a play about the fallibility of humans, and the existing possibility of redemption. Oedipus becomes a noble and dignified hero in his death, after being ridiculed as a social outcast. In this play, the dramatist shows how the essential innocence of Oedipus' crimes help him overcome the catastrophic turn of events and come to terms with the ruin of his earthly hopes.
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